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Lesotho's Army Chief Shot Dead

Lesotho's head of the army has been killed in a shootout, a military official has said.

The commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces Khoantle Motsomotso and two other senior officers have been shot dead in a shootout at army barracks.

Plus a series of brutal murders of women is sending shockwaves through Uganda. And our in-house DJ Rita Ray takes us on a musical tour.

(Image: Lesotho soldiers walking outside army barracks in the capital, Maseru. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Tue 5 Sep 201715:06GMT
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